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The heavy winter storms that slammed many states in the Northeast prompted many homeowners' associations to charge extra fees for snow removal as well as defer projects to shore up funds for snow-related expenses. "What we don't want to do is we don't want to run at a deficit, and we don't want to postpone important maintenance," said an industry consultant.

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The Northeast, yet to fully recover from snowstorms including a blizzard last month, now faces another winter storm that is forecast to dump as much as 2 feet of snow in some areas. Winter-storm warnings are in effect through Tuesday in many areas of New England, parts of New York state and the western Catskills.

The National Weather Service has issued blizzard and winter-storm warnings for many parts of the Northeast as a massive storm threatens to drop up to 3 feet of snow in areas including New York City. The storm is expected to bring strong wind gusts. Thousands of flight cancellations have occurred ahead of the storm's arrival.

Heated runways could eventually help to reduce snow-related delays at U.S. airports, now that the FAA announced guidelines for federal funding of the new technology. But although a few demonstration projects are under way, one industry trade group says FAA grant money could be better spent on other projects. "We don't believe the case has been demonstrated for the need, and that's what we want to see," says Chris Oswald of the Airports Council International-North America.

Heavy snow and blizzard conditions enveloped the Mid-Atlantic states as a fierce winter storm rolled into the region over the weekend. Widespread power outages affected at least 400,000 residents, while three people in Pennsylvania were killed, possibly from snow-related incidents. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell put the entire state under a state of emergency as conditions worsened.